About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration
compares the contents of a robotic library with the contents of the EMM database. Regardless of the result, the database is not changed.
Table: Compare contents description
| Robot and media | Report contents |
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The robot can read barcodes |
The report shows the differences between the robot and the EMM database |
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The robot cannot read barcodes |
The report shows only whether a slot contains a volume If the media cave barcodes, this operation is useful for determining if volumes have been physically moved within a robot. |
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For API robots |
The media ID and media type in the EMM database are compared to the information that is received from the vendor's robotic library software. |
If the results show that the EMM database does not match the contents of the robotic library, perform the following actions:
Physically move the volume.
Update the EMM database. Use Actions > or use the option.
See About updating the NetBackup volume configuration.
The following figure shows a sample compare report.
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